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On June 26, 2020, Mark Holt was installed as the 126th President of the North Carolina Bar Association during the NCBA Annual Meeting webcast to members across the state from the NC Bar Center in Cary.  Mark will also serve as President of the North Carolina Bar Foundation for 2020-21. The NC Bar Association, established…

David Sherlin is featured as Attorney of the Month in the Triangle Edition of Attorney At Law magazine published in October 2018.  The feature story describes David’s career as an attorney, family life and community involvement.  Read the story.

On December 5, 2017, attorneys of the Wake County Bar Association (WCBA) elected David Sherlin president of the WCBA.   David will serve as president-elect in 2018, and will serve as the WCBA president in 2019.  The WCBA is a voluntary organization for legal professionals with a mission to enhance members’ opportunities and well-being through professional,…

Mark Holt and David Sherlin participated in the representation of a client who suffered catastrophic injuries when he was hit by a tractor-trailer.  The case settled in 2016 for $3.75 million and was reported in North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Read Lawyers Weekly story.

Mark Holt and David Sherlin were both selected as 2019 Super Lawyers, a distinction limited to 5% of attorneys in the state.  Super Lawyers evaluates candidates based on peer recognition and professional achievement.  Mark Holt was recognized as one of the Top 100 attorneys in North Carolina.  David Sherlin was recognized as a Super Lawyer…

Mark Holt has served as State Chair of the North Carolina chapter of the American College of Trial Lawyers since September, 2017.  His term ends in September, 2019.  Mark helped lead ACTL’s CLE training for NC legal services attorneys at statewide conferences in Greensboro in 2016 and 2017. Mark also led annual meetings of the…

Mark Holt’s father, Rev. Glen Holt, died on January 7, 2015.  Rev. Holt was a native of Johnston County, where he was ordained as a minister in 1955 at Pisgah Baptist Church in Smithfield.  Rev. Holt served North Carolina Baptist churches throughout his career, including over 30 years as Pastor of the First Baptist Church…

Mark Holt established two Justice Fund endowments through the N.C. Bar Association Foundation to honor two attorneys who inspired him to become a lawyer.